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Relating to lands or territory previously unsettled
“Postwar southern agricultural reform was directly connected to a broader narrative of Western occupation and development of colonial lands.”
Relating to pioneering or the settling of new lands or territory
“The colonial spirit of compromise for the sake of union would also prevail in later times.”
Having a tendency to group with others of like kind
“Corals are colonial animals and the many polyps of the colony build large common skeletons made of calcium carbonate.”
Denoting a foreign person, typically one who establishes or joins a colony
“Dudley Bradstreet, son of a colonial governor, was perhaps the most famous colonial who picked life over reputation.”
Of, or relating to, the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations
Early nineteenth-century
From, or reminiscent of, an earlier time or era
Of, or concerning, a province of a country or empire
One who establishes or joins a colony
“Dudley Bradstreet, son of a colonial governor, was perhaps the most famous colonial who picked life over reputation.”
A person who lives outside his or her own country
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